MIDAS/FEA Training Series CS-1.

PSC Beam

CS-1. PSC Beam Overview

 3-D Construction Stage Analysis
 Model
- Unit : tonf, m
- Isotropic Elastic Material
- Time Dependent Material
- Reinforcement Element
- Solid Element
 Load & Boundary Conditions
- Body Force
- Prestress for Reinforcement
- Constraint
- Construction Stage
 Result Evaluation
- Deformation
- Reinforcement Stress

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1. Analysis > Analysis Control

Step 1. – “Control” tab 
1 2. Analysis Type : 3D

6 3. Click Button
2 4. Unit : tonf , m
7 5. Click [OK] Button
6. Geometry > Work Plane > Move
– “Ref. Plane” tab
7. Select “XZ Plane”
3
8. Click [OK] Button

4
8

 Analysis Control Dialog is automatically activated at startup.

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2
1. Click “Normal View”
Step 2.
2. Toggle off “Toggle Grid”
3. Geometry > Curve > Create on WP > B-Spline…
4. Location : (0, 1.5) 
5. Change Method to “ABS x, y”
6. Location : (12, 0.2), (24, 1.8)
7. Click Right Mouse Button on the Work Window
5, 9
8. Location : (24, 1.8)
9. Change Method to “ABS x, y”
1
10. Location : (30, 2.6), (36, 1.8)
11. Click Right Mouse Button on the Work Window

 () : “ABS x, y” , <> : “REL dx, dy”

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Step 3. 1. Location : (24, 2)

2. Change Method to “ABS x, y”
3. Location : (30, 2.8), (36, 2)
4. Click Right Mouse Button on the Work Window
5. Location : (36, 2)
6. Change Method to “ABS x, y”

2, 6 7. Location : (48, 0.2), (60, 1.5)

8. Click Right Mouse Button on the Work Window
9. Click [Cancel] Button

 [Esc] as shortcut for [Cancel].

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Step 4.

1. Geometry > Curve > Merge…

2. Select L1 & L2 (See Figure)
3. Click [Apply] Button 
4. Select L3 & L4 (See Figure)
5. Click [OK] Button
5 3

L3
L2 L4
L1

[Enter] as shortcut for [Apply].

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1 1. Click “Isometric 1 View”

Step 5.
2. Geometry > Primitive Feature > Box…
3. Corner XYZ : (0, -1, 0)
4. Length (Lx) : 60
5. Width (Ly) : 2
2~5 6. Height (Lz) : 3
7. Click [OK] Button

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Step 6. 1. Geometry > Solid > Divide...

2. Select Solid Box
3. Check on “3-Pt Plane”
4. Point 1 : (36, 0, 0)
5. Point 2 : (36, 0, 1)
3
6. Point 3 : (36, 1, 1)
7. Click [OK] Button

4~6

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Step 7. 1. Mesh > Map Mesh > Solid...

2. Select 2 Solids
3. Mesh Size : Element Size (1)
4. Property : 1
5. Mesh Set : Beam
6. Check on “Register Each Solid Independently”
7. Click [OK] Button

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Step 8.

1. Pre-Works Tree : Mesh > Mesh Set...

2. Select “Beam” & “Beam 2”
3. Click Right Mouse Button and Select “Display Mode > Feature Edge”

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Step 9.

1. Analysis > Time-Dependent Material > Creep/Shrinkage…

2. Name : Creep/Shrinkage
3
2 3. Code : CEB-FIP
4. Compressive Strength of Concrete at Age of 28 Days
: 4000 tonf/m2
5. Relative Humidity of Ambient Environment (40~99)
4~6 : 70 %
6. Notational Size of Member : 1.2 m
7. Type of Cement : Normal or Rapid Hardening Cement (N, R)
7
8 8. Age of Concrete at Beginning of Shrinkage : 3 Days
9. Click [OK] Button

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Step 10.

1. Analysis > Time-Dependent Material

> Compressive Strength…

2 2. Name : Comp. Strength

3. Type : Code
3
4. Code : CEB-FIP
5. Compressive Strength of Concrete
4 at Age of 28 Days : 4000 tonf/m2
6. Cement Type (s)- N, R : 0.25
7. Click [Redraw Graph] Button
5
8. Click [OK] Button

7 8

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1. Analysis > Material …

Step 11.
2. Click [Create] Button
3. Select “Isotropic” tab
3
4, 13 4. ID : 1 , Name : Conc_C400
4, 13
5. Model Type : Elastic
6. Elastic Modulus : 2.793e6 tonf/m2
7. Poisson’s Ratio : 0.167
6~9 8. Expansion Coeff. : 1e-5
5, 14 15~18
9. Weight Density : 2.5 tonf/m3
10. Creep/Shrinkage : Creep/Shrinkage
11. Compressive Strength : Comp. Strength
12. Click [Apply] Button
13. ID : 2 , Name : Tendon
14. Model Type : Elastic
15. Elastic Modulus : 2.0e7 tonf/m2
16. Poisson’s Ratio : 0
17. Expansion Coeff. : 0
18. Weight Density : 7.85 tonf/m3
9, 10, 19
19. Creep/Shrinkage & Compressive Strength : None
20 20. Click [OK] Button
12 21. Click [Close] Button

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Step 12.

1. Analysis > Property...

2. Create 3D…
3. ID : 1 , Name : Beam
2
4. Select “1: Conc_C400” for Material
5. Click [OK] Button

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Step 13. 1. Create Reinforcement …

2. Select “Bar Section” tab
2
3. ID : 2 , Name : Section
3 1 4. Click [Apply] Button
3 5. Select “Bar” tab
6. ID : 3 , Name : Tendon
7. Select “2: Tendon” for Material
8. Cross Section Area : 4.2997e-3 m2
9. Check on “Tendon”
5 10. Curvature Friction Factor : 0.3
6 11. Wobble Friction Factor : 0.006
4
12. Anchorage Slip : 0.006 m
6
7 13. Click [OK] Button
8
14. Click [Close] Button
9

10, 11

12

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1. Mesh > Auto Mesh > Edge …
Step 14. 2. Select Edge 1
3. Seeding Method : Interval Length (3)
4. Property : (2: Section)

2 5. Check on “Reinforcement”
6. Type : Bar in Solid
3 7. Property : (3: Tendon)
8. Mesh Set : Tendon (1)
3
9. Click [Apply] Button
10. Repeat steps 2~8 for Edge 2 and Mesh Set:
Tendon (2)
11. Click [OK] Button

5~7 Edge 1

Edge 2

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Step 15.

1. Pre-Works Tree : Mesh > Mesh Set...

2. Select “Beam” & “Beam 2”
3. Click Right Mouse Button and Select “Display Mode > Shading”

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Step 16. 1. Analysis > BC > Constraint …

2. BC Set : BC 1
3. Select 4 Nodes Marked by “O” (See Figure)

2 4. Check on “T3”
5. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 17.
1. BC Set : BC 1
2. Select 1 Node Marked by “O” (See Figure)
3. Check on “T2” & “T3”
1 4. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 18.
1. BC Set : BC 1
2. Select 1 Node Marked by “O” (See Figure)
3. Click [Pinned] Button
1 4. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 19.
1. BC Set : BC 2
2. Select 2 Nodes Marked by “O” (See Figure)
3. Check on “T3”
1 4. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 20.
1. BC Set : BC 2
2. Select 1 Node Marked by “O” (See Figure)
3. Check on “T2” & “T3”
1 4. Click [OK] Button

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Step 21.

1. Analysis > Load > Body Force ...

2 2. Load Set : Self Weight
3. Gravitational Force Factor : Z (-1)
4. Click [OK] Button

4 3

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Step 22. 1. Analysis > Load > Prestress for Reinforcement …

2. Load Set : Tendon 1
3. Select “Reinforcement > Tendon(1)” Mesh Set
2 in Pre-Works Tree (See Figure)
4. Check on “Post Tensioned”
3 5. Select “Jacking Force”
6. Begin & End : 405.8 tonf
7. Click [Apply] Button

4, 5,6

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Step 23. 1. Load Set : Tendon 2

2. Select “Reinforcement > Tendon(2)” Mesh Set
in Pre-Works Tree (See Figure)
3. Check on “Post Tensioned”
1
4. Select “Stress”
2 5. Begin & End : 405.8 tonf
6. Click [OK] Button

3, 4

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Step 24.
1. Analysis > Construction Stage
2
> Define Construction Stage…
3
2. Click on [New] Button
5, 6
3. Stage Name : CS 1
4 4. Duration : 20 days
5. Check on “Additional Step”
9
6. Click on [Additional Step] Button
7. Click on [OK] Button
11
8. Element Age : 5 days
12 9. Drag & Drop “Beam#1” &
“Tendon(1)” to “Activated Data”
Window
8 10. Load Step : First Step
10 11. Drag & Drop “BC 1”
to “Activated Data” Window
12. Drag & Drop “Self Weight” &
13 “Tendon 1” to “Activated Data”
Window
14 13. Check on “Activated”
14. Click on [Save] Button

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Step 25.
1. Click [New] Button
1
2 2. Stage Name : CS 2
4, 5 3. Duration : 20 days
4. Check on “Additional Step”
3
5. Click [Additional Step...] Button
6. Click [OK] Button
8
7. Element Age : 5 days
8. Drag & Drop “Beam# 2” &
10 “Tendon(2)” to “Activated Data”
Window
11 9. Load Step : First Step
10. Drag & Drop “BC 2”
7 to “Activated Data” Window
9 11. Drag & Drop “Tendon 2”
to “Activated Data” Window
12. Click [Save] Button

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1. Click [New] Button
Step 26. 2. Stage Name : CS 3
3. Duration : 10000 days
1
4. Check on “Additional Step”
2
4, 5
5. Click [Additional Step...] Button
6. Click [OK] Button
3 7. Click [Save] Button
8. Click [Close] Button

7 8

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Step 27.

3 2
4

1. Analysis > Analysis Case …

2. Click [Add] Button
3. Name : CS
4. Analysis Type : Construction Stage
5. Click on Button of Analysis Control
6, 7
6. Check on “Creep” & “Shrinkage”
8
7. Check on “ Variation of Compressive Strength”
8. Click [OK] Button
9. Click [Close] Button
10. Analysis > Solve...

8 11. Click [OK] Button

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1. Post-Works Tree : CS (Structural Nonlinear) > Stage 1, STEP 1 > Displacement...

Step 28.
2. Double Click “TDtXYZ(V)”
3. Click [Sens.] Button
4. Select “Undeformed” for Mesh Shape (See Figure)
5. Click “Post Style” Toolbar
6. Select “Gradient” for Contour Type
2
5

4
3

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1
Step 29.
2 3
Stage 1-2

1. Click “Post Data” Toolbar

2. Click “Output Set Slider” Button
3. Click [▲] or [▼] Button to Change Stage

Stage 2-2 Stage 3-2

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Step 30.
1. Post-Works Tree : CS (Structural Nonlinear) > Stage 1,
STEP 1 > 1D Reinforcement Stresses/Strains...
2. Double Click “REINFORCEMENT BAR, LOW,S0XX”
3. Property Window : Contour
4. No Result Entity : Feature Edge
5. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 31.
1 2
Stage 1-2

1. Click “Output Set Slider” Button

2. Click [▲] or [▼] Button to Change Stage

Stage 2-2 Stage 3-2

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